SPORTS

After leading for most of the game, the Letcher County Central Cougar boys lost at home last to Knott County Central in a district game. The final was Knott Central 53 LCC 46. The Cougars were led in scoring by Torrel Carter with 23. Austin Caudill had 4 trey's and 14 points. The win puts Knott Central in the drivers seat for the regular season district championship. The Cougars fall to 12-7 overall and 2-3 in the district. LCC will next face Jenkins at home in another district game this Friday. We'll bring you the game live here on the Bulldog with pre-game at 7. The Cougar boys will then play at Powell County at 3:30 on Saturday.

Other boys scores from across the mountains last night:

Bell County over Leslie County 56-38Breathitt County beat Buckhorn 74-60Estill County got by Wolfe County 77-75Lawrence County over Belfry 80-76Lexington Catholic beat Perry County Central 72-66 in double overtime. North Laurel by 10 over Clay County 60-50Owsley County got by Lee County 61-58Pikeville beat Shelby Valley 56-42Russell over Paintsville 86-74Sheldon Clark knocked off Hazard 58-41and it was South Floyd beating Jenkins 79-54

UP next for Jenkins boys will be the game at LCC on Friday. They will then play at Red Bird on Saturday.

Only one boys game across the mountains tonight as Belfry plays at Johnson Central.

The Letcher County Lady Cougars will next play at Breathitt County on Thursday and face Jenkins in a district game at home Saturday afternoon.

The Jenkins Lady Cavaliers will next play Hazard at home on Thursday and at Letcher County Central on Saturday.

Girls high school basketball scores from last night had:

Belfry beating Sheldon Clark 59-34June Buchanan over the Piarist School 65-39Lee County beat Wolfe County 60-43and Lynn Camp over Bell County 53-39

The girls All A state tournament begins today at the Frankfort Convention Center.

Games start at 8:30 this morning and today's opening games are

Murray playing DanvilleCovington Holy Cross against Monroe CountyPresentation against Trimble County West Carter vs. Owensboro CatholicCrittenden County taking on Sayreand the mountain teams:From the 13th region Harlan will face Paintsville from the 15th region at 5pm and 14th region champion Leslie County will taking on Ky Country Day tonight at 8pm. Good luck to all the mountain teams in the girls All A StateTournament.

The Boys All A State Tournament begins tomorrow in Frankfort with 8 opening round games.

On a night when #1 Villanova and #2 Kansas both lost, #5 KY followed suite and lost to Tennessee in Knoxville 82-80. Malik Monk had 25 for the cats and Bam Adebayo added 21. Isiah Briscoe had a double double of 11 points and career high 14 rebounds. It was the first SEC loss for the Cats, who are now 17-3 overalland 7-1 in the SEC.

The Cats will go out of conference and play in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge when they face Kansas. Tipoff is at 6:15 with pre-game Saturday at 4:30 here on the Bulldog.

The Coach Cal Show, Big Blue Weekly and Coach Matthew Mitchell Show will all air tonight starting at 6pm here on the Bulldog.

The Letcher County Lady Cougars lost to Perry County Central 59-51 at home last night. The Lady Cougars led by 13 with 6 minutes to go in the game when Sr. Shelby Hall fouled out. After that it was all Perry Central as they went on a 29 to 6 run to end the game. The Lady Cougars Sophomore Emma Maggard led LCC with 16 points, 16 rebounds and 8 blocked shots. Shelby Hall added 16 and Paige Caudill had 9 points and 9 rebounds. Up next the Lady Cougars will play at Breathitt County on Thursday and face Jenkins in a district game at home Saturday afternoon.

The Jenkins Lady Cavaliers will next play Hazard at home on Thursday and at Letcher County Central on Saturday.

Other girls scores from the mountains last night:

Betsy Layne over Lawrence County 69-61Buckhorn beat June Buchanan 47 to 38East Ridge over Phelps 66-42Pike County Central 84 Allen Central 27Powell County beat Breathitt County 66-54Shelby Valley got by Pikeville 60-40and it was South Floyd beating Jackson City 71-45

Tonight in girls action:

Red Bird at CordiaThe Piarist School at June BuchananWolfe County at Lee CountyClay County at North Laureland Belfry at Sheldon Clark

The Letcher County Central Cougars will take on Knott County Central at home in a huge district game tonight. Knott County Central beat LCC at Hindman on Jan 10th 71-59. LCC is 2-2 in the district and Knott Central is at 5-1. The LCC JV will tip off at 6 this evening with varsity at 7:30. We'll bring you the KCC-LCC boys game tonight here on the Bulldog. The AW Pre-game begins at 7.

LCC will also play Jenkins at home Friday and at Powell County Saturday afternoon.

Last night's Jenkins-June Buchanan boys game was postponed and rescheduled for Monday.

The Cavaliers will play South Floyd at home tonight and at Letcher County Central on Saturday.

Other boys games from across the mountains last night include:

East Ridge 66 Grundy VA 21Harlan County over Barbourville 72-54Jackson County beat Owsley County 70-33Johnson Central beat Lawrence County 97-64Leslie County over Red Bird 72-50Phelps got by Allen Central 53-49and South Floyd beat Jackson City 79-58

Tonight's boys games include:

Knott County Central at Letcher County CentralSouth Floyd at JenkinsJackson City at Allen CentralLeslie County at Bell CountyBuckhorn at Breathitt CountyThe Piarist School at June BuchananBelfry at Lawrence CountyOwsley County at Lee CountyPerry County Central is at Lexington CatholicClay County at North LaurelBetsy Layne at PhelpsPikeville at Shelby ValleyHazard at Sheldon Clarkand Estill County at Wolfe County

The #5 ranked UK Wildcats will visit Tennessee tonight in Knoxville. Game time is at 9pm. We'll join the UK Tennessee game right before tipoff this evening here on the Bulldog immediately following our coverage of the LCC- Knott Central boys game.

This week the Coach Cal Show, Big Blue Weekly and the Coach Matthew Mitchell Show will all be on the air Wednesday tomorrow starting at 6pm here on the Bulldog.

Friday night in a 53rd district matchup the Knott County Central Lady Patriots turned a 5 point halftime lead into a 24 point win over the Letcher County Central Lady Cougars. The final was 75-51. LCC is now 11-8 on the season and now 4-1 in the district. Knott Central improves to to 14-6 and stay unbeaten at 5-0 in the district.

The Lady Cougars will play Perry County Central tonight at home. JV at 6. Varsity at 7:30 and we'll bring you the game live here on the Bulldog. The Appalachian Wireless pre-game show begins at 7.

The Jenkins Lady Cavaliers lost to Wolfe County at home Saturday 61-42. They next play Hazard at home on Thursday and at Letcher County Central on Saturday.

Other girls games across the mountains tonight beside the LCC-Perry Central game...

Pike Central is at Allen CentralLawrence County at Betsy LayneJune Buchanan at BuckhornMiddlesboro at HarlanEast Ridge at PhelpsBreathitt County at Powell CountyPikeville at Shelby Valleyand Jackson City at South Floyd

The Letcher County Central Cougar boys picked up a 14th Region win Saturday at home beating Estill County 71-48. The 12-6 Cougars will take on Knott County Central at LCC in a huge district game tomorrow night. JV plays at 6 with varsity at 7:30. We'll bring you the KCC-LCC boys game tomorrow night here on the Bulldog. Pre-game begins at 7.

LCC will also play Jenkins at home Friday and at Powell County Saturday afternoon.

The Jenkins Cavalier boys lost Friday at home to Leslie County 76-42 and lost Saturday at Cordia 61-27.

Tonight's boys games across the mountains include:

Jenkins at June Buchanan in a district gamealsoHarlan County at BarbourvilleGrunda VA at East RidgeMiddlesboro at HarlanLawrence Count at Johnson CentralJackson County at Owsley Countyand Jackson City at South Floyd.

Maci Morris scored 18 points and had a career-high nine rebounds as the Kentucky women’s basketball team won its fourth straight game, beating Auburn 64-60 in a back-and-forth contest on Sunday afternoon at Auburn Arena.

KY is now 14-6 and 5-2 in the SEC and will return to action Thursday against Ole Miss in Lexington. TIpoff is at 7pm.

The #5 ranked UK men overcame a sprained ankle to starting guard De-Aaron Fox on Saturday to beat #24 South Carolina at home 85-69 and take over sole possession of 1st place in the SEC. Malik Monk had 27 and Bam Adebayo added 18 for the Cats who are now 17-2 overall and 7-0 in the SEC.

KY will visit Tennessee tomorrow night at 9pm from Knoxville. We'll join the UK Tennessee game right before tipoff tomorrow night here on the Bulldog immediately following our coverage of the LCC Knott Central boys game.

Once again this week the Coach Cal Show, Big Blue Weekly and the Coach Matthew Mitchell Show will all be on the air Wednesday starting at 6pm here on the Bulldog.

Johny Cueto, making a bid for the last roster spot for the National League in next week's All Star Game in CIncinnati, threw a 2 hit, 11 strikeout, complete game shutout against the Nationals in Washington last night. With the 5-0 win the Reds, 15 games back of St. Louis in th eNL Central, have won the first 2 games of the road trip and will go for the sweep over the Nationals tonight. Game 3 of the Nationals series will be tonight at 7:05pm. Pre-game begins at 6:35 on AM 920 WTCW. The Reds have 5 more games before the All Star break Monday July 13 through Thursday July 16. That's tonight's final game at Washington and 4 at the Florida Marlins Thursday-Sunday. The All Star game will be a week from today, Tuesday July 14th at 7:30pm at Great American Ball Park.

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Letcher County Central Cougar required varsity football practice will begin on Monday July 13th at 9:00am. This includes all incoming freshmen. This message from Coach Mike Holcomb.

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Sports physicals will be given at Letcher County Central High School on Thursday July 9th from 9:00am-2:00pm and also Friday July 10th from 9:00am-12 noon. All Letcher County Central high school students who plan to participate in a sport must have a current physical on file prior to the first practice to be eligible to play. Call LCC at 633-2339 if you have any questions.

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The 2015 Whitesburg Tennis Classic will be held Friday, Saturday & Sunday July 10th, 11th & 12th at the Whitesburg City Courts. Play begins at 5:00pm on Friday July 10th and the following events are scheduled: Men's A, B & C singles and doubles, Women's A, B & C singles and doubles, Men's and Women's 40,50, 50 & over singles and doubles, mixed A & B doubles and Junior's Boy's & Girl's 14, 16, 18 & under singles and doubles. The deadline to enter is Wednesday July 8th at 6:00pm. For more info and to get signed up call Rick aleigh at 606-589-5498 or 606-733-0010 after 6:00pm. This event is part of the newly formed Appalachian Tennis Series. If you would like to become a member, check out our website today at www.atstennis.net